AquaHack workshop aims to boost sustainable blue economy in Hawai?i
The blue economy are coastal- and ocean-based industries such as aquaculture, biotechnology or blue carbon, where C02 is sequestered from the atmosphere to mitigate climate change.
Gov. Green appoints SOEST scientists for climate resilience, marine affairs
Chip Fletcher was appointed as special advisor for Climate and Resilience and David Karl was appointed as chair of the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Marine Affairs.
Pacific Disaster Center, Ghana address increasing climate and disaster risks
The delegation from Ghana and PDC also visited the Maui County Fire Department for a briefing on the recent Maui wildfire disaster.
Climate change impacts on Ko?olau Poko focus of new collaboration
东精影业 Mānoa researchers participated in the kick-off meeting hosted by the Marine Corps Base Hawaiʻi for the Koʻolau Poko Resilience Review project.
$950K to support next generation of climate change researchers in Hawai?i
The Institute for Sustainability and Resilience received $950,000 from the Healy Foundation to support a five-year cohort of Healy Climate Fellows.
Rising seas to eat away at underground infrastructure in Hawai?i, globally
Cities with complex networks of buried infrastructure have interaction with shallower and saltier groundwater which exacerbates corrosion and failure of critical systems.
Scientists’ urgent call: End destruction and forge a just, sustainable future
The study summarizes the grave threats facing the planet but rejects a “doom and gloom” philosophy and argues that the threats should motivate swift and substantial actions.
In wake of powerful cyclone, remarkable recovery of Pacific island’s forests
Climate change is expected to increase the intensity and frequency of cyclones, causing huge potential risks to forests and the people who depend on them.
International summit addresses urgent water challenges
The Water Resources Research Center hosted the Hydrological Sciences Summit on the UH 惭ā苍辞补 campus in February.
Compounds released by bleaching coral reefs promote bacteria
New research revealed that when coral bleaching occurs, corals release unique organic compounds into the surrounding water that promote bacterial growth.